Rosalina

Rosalina is a character from the Mario video game series. She is the third major female character after Princess Peach and Princess Daisy. In the Mario games, she watches over the Comet Observatory.^[1] The Comet Observatory is an area in space that orbits the Mushroom Kingdom every 100 years.

Appearances

Rosalina first appears in Mario Kart DS, she second appears Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and she third appears in Super Mario Galaxy.^[2] There, Rosalina acts as an ally to Mario and Luigi and their baby counterparts. After Bowser attacks the Comet Observatory, she gives Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi the task of getting back the observatory's Power and Grand Stars. She also gives Mario and Luigi and the babies a creature named Luma to help them in their 2 adventures.

In the sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, a figure like her named the "Cosmic Guide" appears in the game when Mario dies multiple times in a level.^[3] Rosalina herself appears during the credits.^[4]

Rosalina makes her first playable appearance in Mario Kart DS.^[5] She is the first unlockable character. She makes her second playable appearance in Mario Kart Wii, Rosalina is the second unlockable character. Rosalina later appears in Mario Kart 7.^[6] She is third the unlockable character. She also has her own track called Rosalina's Ice World.

Rosalina appears in Yoshi's Island DS and Super Mario 3D World, where is she an unlockable character.^[7] She can use the spin attack move that Yoshi and Mario can use in Mario Kart DS, Super Mario Galaxy and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Rosalina will appear as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.^[8] She will fight with a Luma.